Comparison of plasma total homocysteine measurements in 14 laboratories: An international study

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8 I, 1999, Pages 1261-1268

  Pfeiffer, Christine M ^a,b   Huff, Dan L ^a   Smith, S Jay ^a   Miller, Dayton T ^a   Gunter, Elaine W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032884067     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.8.1261     Document Type: Article

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